Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Dead Easy: Chocolate Chip Blondies

I love a one-bowl recipe. Lately, with my MA course ending and changes at my job and this massive manuscript edit looming over my head, all I've been wanting to make are easy, comforting, quick recipes – had you noticed? With the exception of the lemon cream pie, nearly everything I've made in the past 2 months has come together in under an hour and involved one bowl, a couple of measuring cups, and a (usually lined with foil) baking dish/tray. Few steps, few ingredients, few dishes to clean up – great result. That's my kind of recipe.

These chocolate chip blondies are no exception; they use one bowl, one measuring scoop, one teaspoon, and a spatula. Line your baking dish with foil or greaseproof paper and you won't even have that to wash! Oh, and did I mention that the dough takes like five minutes to put together? Yup, seriously. And there are only five steps: